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Research

The research conducted at the department covers a broad spectrum of subjects within the study of the Nordic languages. The deparment is also home to a number of Ph.D. students, whose work can be seen here.

The general purpose of the Dialectology Section is the study of the spoken variants of Danish. Objects under study are traditional dialects as well as contemporary dialects and regional and social variants of spoken Danish. Read more.

Since the 1990's the Department of Nordic Research has provided research and teaching in runology at the University of Copenhagen. Read more.

Dictionary of Danish Insular Dialects

Ømålsordbogen describes the language and culture of the Danish rural communities in the time before mechanization, with emphasis on the period 1850-1920 where over half the population lived in rural areas and most spoke dialect.